# N96156: 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2013-03-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 8456
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 1955
- Last registry action: July 7, 2009
- Mode S code: AD6303
- Location: [Caldwell, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Caldwell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6695° N, 116.6510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83605, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96156
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96156
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96156-2013-03-01

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Taylorcraft BC12-D: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA05CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA116), Jun 13, 2005: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96156), Yellow Pine, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in executing a go-around which resulted in his failure to obtain altitude/clearance with trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20050613010449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050613010449A), Jun 13, 2005: Tcraft BC12D (N96156), Yellow Pine, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed long and attempted to go around late. The aircraft struck trees off the end of the runway and crashed.

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